… Rival faction counters call as police seal councils Tony Okocha, caretaker committee chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Rivers State, has called for a state of emergency in the state. Okocha spoke at a press briefing on Wednesday where he accused Siminalyi Fubara, the state governor, of being the architect of the crisis.

The Nigerian music industry mourns the loss of Samuel Babafemi Esho, fondly known as “Baba Esho” or “Baba Musician”. According to a family statement by Bunmi Esho, Baba Esho passed away on Monday, June 17, 2024, at the age of 77 after a brief illness. Esho was a pillar of the Nigerian music scene. He

Vice President Kassim Shettima is set to host the inaugural Presidential Enabling Business Environment Council (PEBEC) townhall meeting on Friday, June 28, 2024. This follows the completion of the 90-day Regulatory Reform Accelerator Action Plan. According to Jumoke Oduwole, the special adviser to the President on Ease of Doing Business, who made this known in

Hosts Germany became the first team to qualify for the last 16 of Euro 2024 on Wednesday, with Jamal Musiala and Ilkay Gundogan scoring in a 2-0 victory over Hungary in Stuttgart. Musiala netted for the second consecutive game midway through the first half, despite protests from Hungarian players who believed there was a foul

A recent social media spat involving activist Aisha Yesufu and President Bola Tinubu’s aides has escalated, following Yesufu’s criticisms of Tinubu at a recent international event. The controversy began when Yesufu alleged via Twitter that President Tinubu was snubbed by South African President Cyril Ramaphosa during an inauguration event following his re-election. In her tweet

Darlington Orji, one of the 23 newly sworn-in caretaker local government chairmen in Rivers State, on Wednesday, claimed that security agents denied him access to the headquarters of the Ikwerre Local Government Area (LGA). Orji, who was inaugurated as LG caretaker chairmen by Governor Siminalayi Fubara, stated this during an interview on Channels TV. When

This was disclosed by the Commissioner for Information, Okey Kanu, to journalists after the State Executive Council meeting chaired by the governor on Wednesday. Abia State Governor, Alex Otti, has sacked his Chief Press Secretary, Kazie Uko. This was disclosed by the Commissioner for Information, Okey Kanu, to journalists after the State Executive Council meeting

The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has denied reports that the football-governing body has slammed a ban on Napoli and Super Eagles’ forward, Victor Osimhen from the team, for his social media outburst few days ago. Naija News recalls that Osimhen had last week knocked Super Eagles former head coach, Finidi George , after reports claimed

Liverpool’s new manager, Arne Slot has revealed that he decided to move to the Premier League club because of the rivalry that existed between the former club coach, Jurgen Klopp, and Manchester City coach Pep Guardiola. Jurgen Klopp and Pep Guardiola created and maintained an unprecedented rivalry in the Premier League in the last seven

President Bola Tinubu departed from Lagos on Tuesday to attend the inauguration of South Africa’s President, Cyril Ramaphosa. Naija News gathered that the President travelled in a private jet belonging to his ally, Gilbert Chagoury, a Lebanese businessman. Tinubu arrived at Waterkloof Air Force Base, located on the outskirts of Pretoria, South Africa’s administrative capital

Former Edo State Deputy Governor, Philip Shaibu has been expelled from the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), SundiataPost reports. Shaibu was expelled alongside three prominent members, including Dan Orbih, National Vice Chairman (South South) and Omorgie Ogbeide-Ihama, former House of Representatives member. The State Publicity Secretary, Ogie Vasco, announced the expulsion, citing anti-party activities. He said

ABUJA (Sundiata Post) – Uneasy calm now hovers around private jet owners over moves by the federal government to commence investigation into the operation of improper imported private jets into the country and a clampdown on operators. The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) had given a 30-day window period for the affected operators to regularise their